Once you complete this quest, the Unfortunate Mask will transform into the Ultimate Mask. You'll also be treated to a pretty awesome cutscene. If you played Tri, you should recognize it. It's that game's opening movie with a Shakalaka twist.

Once you're back in Moga Village, everyone's going to want to talk to you so make the rounds and don't forget your buds on the farm. They have something to say too. Even your pig!

Once you complete this quest, the Ivory Lagiacrus will occasionally be found roaming around Moga Woods at night.

This is it. This one's for all the marbles (at least until the next quest). In this quest you'll fight in the Land Arena, essentially a single room. First up is an Ivory Lagiacrus. Once you take it down, you'll have to face a Brachydios and an Azure Rathalos at the same time. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Well hold your horses, Bucko because this bad boys hit hard. Like, way harder than normal. Now might be the time to start working on crafting one of the upper tier Armor sets. Something with really high defense. (We tried this quest in a fully upgraded Jaggi S set and the Ivory Lagiacrus was hitting hard enough to kill us in two hits.

In fact, you may want to play in Tanzia Port and get some G-Rank level gear. You can do it with High-Rank, but it's tough. Your best strategy is to not get hit so go for Armor Skills that help with evasion.

What? You want more? You want to know the secret to this fight? Okay, but don't tell anyone...

Farcasters.

Yep. You probably haven't even been using them, have you? When you use a Farcaster, you will be immediately teleported to Base Camp. So, bring a Farcaster and the materials to make more (Bomb Casing + Exciteshroom). Use a Farcaster when you're heath is really low, your Shakalakas are down for the count, you need to sharpen or any combination of the three. Once you're back at Base Camp, take a nap (this will revitalize the Shakalakas too), sharpen your weapon, make another Farcaster (traps, Mega Potions, ammo, whatever you need) then head back out and continue pounding on the monsters.

Remember, Ivory Lagiacrus's head is not its weak point; you want to aim for the tail or its chest. It also takes good damage on its back so hit it there when it rolls over.

When fighting the Azure Rathalos and Brachydios, play it safe. Those two will actually attack each other fairly often and you can encourage that inclination with positioning. Hide behind the Brachydios and get the Rathalos to hit it with a fireball. Hide behind the Rathalos and the Brachydios might punch him one. Don't take too many risks and only take a shot when you're in the clear. You're probably going to want to focus on taking out the Azure Rathalos first. Also, play it very safe when Brachydios is in rage mode because he can do a TON of damage. Use a Farcaster to get out of there things start getting frantic!

Also, try putting Kayamba in his Ultimate Mask. It basically makes him invincible for a few minutes meaning that for a few minutes, the monsters have something to target other than YOU!

Urgent Quest: The Brilliant Darkness

Yeah, good luck with this one. Alatreon is big, fast and hits really, really hard. All the advice offered in the Mark of a Hero quest (use farcasters) applies here.

The secret to this one is practise. Learn its moves, how to avoid them and where the openings are. If you're using all High-Rank gear, your biggest problem will eventually be taking this guy down inside of 50 minutes. Consider picking an armor set with evasion skills. That will help you stay up close and personal with the Alatreon, allowing you to keep delivering damage while avoiding its attacks.

One great way to take him down is by sleep bombing. Alatreon is weak to status ailments like Paralysis and Sleep, but not traps since Alatreon is an Elder Dragon. Damage is doubled when sleeping, so hitting him with Large Barrel Bomb+s should take his health down by a LOT especially if your Shakalakas place bombs there too.